Publications
Mortality trends among refugees in Honduras, 1984-1987.
Mortality data collected from 1984 to 1987 through a routine standardized health information system in the five main refugee populations of Honduras were reviewed.
Epidemiological patterns of scurvy among Ethiopian refugees.
In the Horn of Africa, scurvy is a serious public health problem for refugees who are dependent on standard relief food (cereals, legumes, and oil).
Clinical, microbiological and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of diarrhoea in Korem, Ethiopia.
Two hundred patients with diarrhoea in a rehabilitation camp in Ethiopia were studied in October 1985 to determine the presence of pathogens in the stool and their susceptibility to antibiotics.
Clinical presentation of louse-borne relapsing fever among Ethiopian refugees in northern Somalia.
Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is still endemic among Ethiopian populations. In order to assess the clinical presentation of LBRF in an Ethiopian refugee camp in northern Somalia, a referral system was organized for all pyrexias of unknown origin.